“Disintegration of structure equals information loss.”
The Snark, a member of a machine-intelligence civilization, p. 195
In the Ocean of Night (1977)
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In the Ocean of Night
In the Ocean of Night is a 1977 fix-up hard science fiction novel by American writer Gregory Benford. It is the first novel in his Galactic Center Saga. It was nominated for the Nebula Award for Best Novel in 1977, and for the Locus Award the following year.In the Ocean of Night was first published as a series of novellas and novelettes from 1973 to 1977.
The Snark, p. 195
In the Ocean of Night (1977)
Context: Organic forms are in the universe of things and also reside in the universe of essences. There we cannot go. … You are a spontaneous product of the universe of things. We are not. This seems to give you … windows. It was difficult for me to monitor your domestic transmissions, they fill up with branches, spontaneous paths, nuances…
